US, UN condemn Myanmar junta over reported killing of 11 villagers

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and United Nations condemned the Myanmar junta over what Washington described as “credible and sickening” reports of the killing of 11 villagers, including children, in a restive central region. The State Department and the UN secretary general’s statements came as local media and…

Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues

MOSCOW, Dec 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced. A memorandum of understanding was signed between Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry. Rosatom Deputy Director General Nikolai Spasski…

UN chief ends quarantine after Covid exposure

   UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tested negative for Covid-19 Thursday and ended two days of isolation prompted by exposure to a UN official with the coronavirus.   “Yes, negative,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said as the 72 year old UN chief went into a…

Burkina Faso and Niger say joint operation killed 100 ‘terrorists’

   OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The armies of Burkina Faso and neighbouring Niger said they had killed around 100 “terrorists” in a joint military operation against jihadists on the border between Nov 25 and Dec 9.   The operation managed to “neutralise around 100 terrorists” and “detain around 20…

Death toll in Sudan’s Darfur tribal clashes hits 138: medics

   KHARTOUM, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tribal fighting in Darfur has killed at least 138 people over the past three weeks, medics said, blaming many of the deaths on poor health services.   Violence first broke out on Nov 17 between armed Arab camel herders in the rugged Jebel Moon…

UK tackles ‘largest-ever’ bird flu outbreak

Geese, ducks and swans are among the wild bird species affected, while a number of birds of prey are also confirmed to have died LONDON, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has culled around half a million birds this year as the country battles its “largest-ever” avian flu outbreak, the government…

Pandemic, diplomacy: Germany’s new government takes charge

BERLIN, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With a pandemic crisis meeting and debut appearances in Paris and Brussels, Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his team hit the ground running on their first day in office on Thursday. After a ceremony-laden handover from Angela Merkel on Wednesday, Scholz sat down with…

UN chief accepts invitation to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted an invitation to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022, said his spokesman. “The secretary-general received an invitation from the International Olympic Committee to attend the Beijing Winter Games and he has…

49 killed after trailer truck overturns in southern Mexico

Police and rescue workers are seen after an accident in which at least 49 migrants died, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, state of Chiapas, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge…

Monkeypox outbreak declared in eastern DR Congo

KINSHASA, Dec 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The government of Maniema, a province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), officially declared Thursday the monkeypox outbreak. With 191 monkeypox cases, including 24 deaths, reported since Sept 27, 2021, Afani Idrissa Mangala, the acting governor of Maniema, declared in a statement the…